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POSTED: May 24, 2017, 7:30 am

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Today in Black History: Former Detroit Mayor and member of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, Coleman Alexander Young, was born in 1918.


The New York Times

National

Editorial: When Terrorists Target Children

Despite Security, Concerts Provide ‘Target-Rich’ Areas


Russia Contacts With Trump Team Worried Ex-C.I.A. Chief

G.O.P. Will Reject Budget, but Still Try to Impose Austerity

Republicans Find Few Alternatives to Trump’s Budget

How the Budget Would Affect Every Part of Government

Cuts to AIDS Treatment Programs Could Cost a Million Lives

How to Read the C.B.O. Score of the Health Bill Like an Expert

Fox News Retracts Story on Killing of D.N.C. Aide

5 Southerners on Family, Slavery and the Confederacy


Local


Cuomo Steps Into Transit Fray With Ideas for After ‘Summer of Hell’


In Times Square Attack, Bollards Stopped One Car. But What About the Next?

More Corporate Sponsors Abandon Puerto Rican Day Parade

New Jersey Town Used Zoning to Discriminate Against Islam



Philly.com

After hearing, inmate imprisoned 24 years released


Real ID close to coming to a PennDot near you

Report: Blacks still main targets of stop-and-frisk initiative

Judge halts Christie's Atlantic City police layoffs


The Star-Ledger


School bus driver reportedly to keep job after bathroom break suspension

Parents need to talk to kids about the deadly 'choking game' | Editorial

Texts, e-mails show how Ramsey AD and hockey coach had to cater to BOE president and son

Starbucks' 1st Trenton store to boost minority businesses, train youth


The Detroit Free Press


Wayne County tough when kids, guns lead to tragedy


Justice is haphazard after kids' gun deaths in U.S.


School choice wins, public schools take deep cuts in Trump budget plan


Audit: Macomb cities have little to show for 15% sewer rate hike, $8.3M in legal fees

Vitti gets an earful on teacher vacancies on first day



The Chicago Tribune


Overwhelmed by high caseloads, Illinois DCFS under fire for closing abuse probes quickly


Illinois Senate Democrats pass major tax hikes unlikely to become law


Overwhelmed by high caseloads, Illinois DCFS under fire for closing abuse probes quickly

Lawsuit: Jesse Jackson Jr. incurred $131,000 in unpaid legal fees

MARY SCHMICH: New Orleans mayor made a speech on race and history we all need to hear


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland homecare workers "March on McDonald's" for $15 minimum wage

A dream of spring among Cleveland's most distressed citizens: Lydia Bailey (Opinion)

Cleveland must do far more to address lead hazards in homes: editorial


Ohio police officer hospitalized after contact with 'illicit substance'

Concealed carry advocates say Cuyahoga County Council can't impose gun restrictions


The Los Angeles Times

Gov. Brown's 'environmental justice' tour of southeast L.A. shows growing influence of polluted neighborhoods

After raising tuition, Cal State trustees grapple with smaller budget increase in governor's latest proposal

L.A. Police Commission discusses guidelines for SWAT officers firing from helicopters before meeting ends in rancor


The Washington Post

Denver fights back against Trump’s deportation crackdown with surprisingly simple change in law

Justice Department seeks power to force cities to detain undocumented immigrants


Ex-CIA director was worried by contacts between Russia, Trump campaign associates, he says


Tom MacArthur resigns as co-chair of centrist House GOP caucus, citing raw feelings over health-care deal


U.S. failed to keep proper track of more than $1 billion in weapons and equipment in Iraq

Their son died at Marine Corps boot camp. Now they have a message for other recruits.


Senate Democrats: Trump would cut more in infrastructure spending than he proposes to add

Analysis: Trump says his Saudi deal will create jobs. The companies involved aren’t so sure.

3 Democrats who never held office vying to be Virginia’s lieutenant governor

Milloy: A driver’s-ed program aims to teach how to deal with police. We also need officers who understand how to deal with drivers.


USA Today


New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu's speech about Confederate monuments resonates

Trump budget hard on 'forgotten' rural American supporters








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